2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sustainability Studies is the 248th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 513 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sustainability studies.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree sustainability students.
Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Sustainability Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 28 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Miami
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Wake Forest University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region. Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Sustainability Studies Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #5 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 16 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Sustainability Studies Report
Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah College of Art and Design is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Savannah College of Art and Design Sustainability Studies Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Georgia Tech
Everglades University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region list. Everglades University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Everglades U
With a ranking of #9, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 0 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Murray State
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